FORTUITOUS
\fɔːtjˈuːɪtəs], \fɔːtjˈuːɪtəs], \f_ɔː_t_j_ˈuː_ɪ_t_ə_s]\
Definitions of FORTUITOUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
By Princeton University
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occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms.
By Oddity Software
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Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Fortuitously.
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Occurring by chance; casual; accidental.
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Fortuitousness.
By James Champlin Fernald